archon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
A ruler, head of state or other leader.
A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.

/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ En-us-archon.ogg

archon archontes archons arkhon

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).

archaeo- archaic archaism archeo- archive -archy

archonship

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